Robin Herman | 00:05

Welcome everybody here at live at Rockefeller Center where the world cup is playing right behind us, but we’re going to do pedals to the courtroom instead. This is a New York based series based on cycling safety and the law. This show will explore life on two wheels through honest conversations with bicycle injury attorney Glenn Herman, combining personal experience with practical guidance for cyclists across New York City.

 

Glenn Herman | 00:31

Thank you, Robin.

 

Robin Herman | 00:32

So last time we covered your rights after a crash. Today we’re going to dive deeper into specific answers to questions you might have, such as what is the one right that most New York City riders never knew they have?

 

Glenn Herman | 00:45

You know, most people do not know that when a crash involves a car, a truck, a bus, any vehicle, the ambulance bills, the hospital bills, the medical bills, completely covered by New York no-fault insurance. Even if you need surgery, treatment is always covered. In fact, just last week, a young man called us. He was doored by someone getting out of an Uber. He was injured really badly, and I said, why didn’t you go to the hospital? He said, it’s $500 for his co-pay and if people knew you don’t have to pay if you get hit by a car for your treatment, I think people would get checked out a lot more.

 

Robin Herman | 01:24

A lot has changed in New York’s cycling laws this past year. What should every rider in the five boroughs know before their next ride?

 

Glenn Herman | 01:33

Definitely some changes in New York cycling law last year. Major change came last October of 2025, the New York City Administrative Code, it’s actually Title 34, Section 406, for those who look at that information, it reduced the speed limit on e-bikes to 15 miles an hour when you’re on city streets, and this applies to electric bikes, scooters, pedal assist commercial bikes like the electric city bikes. In fact, City Bike had reconfigured all their motors so you can’t go any faster than 15 miles an hour, and there’s fines. It starts at $100 fine if you get caught for this. Another major change in the law was that low-level offenses for cycling and e-bike riders were treated as civil penalties once again, rather than criminal offenses. In the last mayoral administration, cyclists who went through a red light, for example, were issued criminal summonses and had to appear in court. Totally ridiculous, because if it was a driver went through the exact same red light, they wouldn’t have to pay a, they wouldn’t have to show up in court and they would just pay a simple fine. So those criminal summonses was definitely a government overreach that has been corrected now by the Mandami administration.